Sanskrit quote nr. 5085 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाता जलदावली सरभसं विद्युत्समालिङ्गिता ।
शैलानां परितः सशब्दमहिभुक्श्रेणी नरीनृत्यति ॥āyātā jaladāvalī sarabhasaṃ vidyutsamāliṅgitā |
śailānāṃ paritaḥ saśabdamahibhukśreṇī narīnṛtyati ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Jalada (जलद): defined in 10 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarabhasa (सरभस): defined in 2 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Samalingita (samāliṅgitā, समालिङ्गिता): defined in 3 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल, śailā, शैला): defined in 13 categories.
Sashabda (sasabda, saśabda, सशब्द): defined in 3 categories.
Ahibhuj (अहिभुज्): defined in 2 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Nari (narī, नरी): defined in 15 categories.
Nrityat (nrtyat, nṛtyat, नृत्यत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āyātā jaladāvalī sarabhasaṃ vidyutsamāliṅgitā”
- āyātā* -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jaladāva -
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jalada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarabhasam -
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sarabhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarabhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarabhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidyut -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samāliṅgitā -
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samāliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śailānāṃ paritaḥ saśabdamahibhukśreṇī narīnṛtyati”
- śailānām -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śaila (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śailā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- paritaḥ -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saśabdam -
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saśabda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saśabda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saśabdā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahibhuk -
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ahibhuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- śreṇī -
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śreṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- narī -
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narī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nṛtyati -
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√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[present active third single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 5085 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.